Vive la France!

1774 Royaume de France

1774 Royaume de France Kingdom of France Révolution française French Revolution Louis XVI
Monarchs rule France since the establishment of Francia in 486 CE
The French Revolutionary government in 1795 gives the Metric System a legal basis.

1981 Socialisme
President 21 François Mitterrand is the first left-wing President of the Fifth Republic and his tenure is the longest of the Fifth Republic.

1995 Opposition à la Guerre d’Irak

1995 Opposition à la Guerre d’Irak
President 22 Jacques Chirac

2007 Socialisme Nicolas Sarkozy Burqa ban François Hollande

2007 Socialisme
President 23 Nicolas Sarkozy introduces laws to counter illegal immigration and recidivism. Burqa ban.
President 24 François Hollande is the second left-wing President of the Fifth Republic

The phrase Vive la France is mostly associated with Le quatorze juillet (Bastille Day – 14 July). France is a place of great civil unrest in the late 1700s. People suffer from food shortage while the monarchy lives extravagant lifestyles. Things come to a head on 14 Jul 1789 when revolutionaries storm the fortress and prison known as the Bastille in an effort to gain the munitions that are stored there. This moment is considered to be the beginning of the French Revolution and the end of the old feudal system of government. You can commonly hear people exclaim Vive la France! during this holiday as they celebrate with parades, fireworks, and parties.

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